World Anti-Doping Code Commentary Project

The first fully comprehensive resource for anti-doping practitioners, providing guidance along all steps of the doping control process. With topics ranging from signatory compliance to application of the sanctioning regime, the commentary will assist the anti-doping movement to achieve a more effective implementation and harmonized interpretation of the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code.

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      Can an Athlete be Provisionally Suspended before (even) being charged with an anti-doping rule violation?

      By |September 11th, 2018|Proportionality, Provisional Suspension|

      CAS 2017/A/4968, Alexander Legkov v. International Ski Federation (FIS), Award of 31 August 2017 (Operative part 29 May 2017). The International Ski Federation [...]

      First draft of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code: Not so light of a review?

      By |June 25th, 2018|Uncategorized|

      On 4 June 2018, WADA opened the second phase of the review process for the 2021 WADA Code (the ‘Code’),[1] by circulating the [...]

      The Johaug CAS award: Too harsh?

      By |November 10th, 2017|No Fault or Negligence, No Significant Fault or Negligence, Proportionality|

      CAS 2017/A/5110, International Ski Federation (FIS) v. Therese Johaug & The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, August 21, 2017; [...]

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          Can an Athlete be Provisionally Suspended before (even) being charged with an anti-doping rule violation?

          September 11th, 2018|0 Comments

          CAS 2017/A/4968, Alexander Legkov v. International Ski Federation (FIS), Award of 31 August 2017 (Operative [...]

          First draft of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code: Not so light of a review?

          June 25th, 2018|0 Comments

          On 4 June 2018, WADA opened the second phase of the review process for the [...]

          The Johaug CAS award: Too harsh?

          November 10th, 2017|0 Comments

          CAS 2017/A/5110, International Ski Federation (FIS) v. Therese Johaug & The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic [...]

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          Can an Athlete be Provisionally Suspended before (even) being charged with an anti-doping rule violation?

          CAS 2017/A/4968, Alexander Legkov v. International Ski Federation (FIS), Award of 31 August 2017 (Operative part 29 May 2017). The International Ski Federation (FIS) imposed a Provisional Suspension on Alexander Legkov, a Russian cross-country skier, prior to charging him with an anti-doping rule violation and based only on allegations contained in the “Independent Person Report,” better known as the McLaren Report. This award addresses only Mr. Legkov’s Provisional Suspension, offering a rare example of an in-depth discussion around Provisional Suspensions, the context in which a Provisional Suspension can be imposed, as well as [...]

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          Can an Athlete be Provisionally Suspended before (even) being charged with an anti-doping rule violation?

          September 11th, 2018|0 Comments

          CAS 2017/A/4968, Alexander Legkov v. International Ski Federation (FIS), Award of 31 August 2017 (Operative part 29 May 2017). The International Ski Federation (FIS) imposed a Provisional Suspension [...]

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          First draft of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code: Not so light of a review?

          June 25th, 2018|0 Comments

          On 4 June 2018, WADA opened the second phase of the review process for the 2021 WADA Code (the ‘Code’),[1] by circulating the first draft of the new [...]

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          Can an Athlete be Provisionally Suspended before (even) being charged with an anti-doping rule violation?

          September 11th, 2018|0 Comments

          CAS 2017/A/4968, Alexander Legkov v. International Ski Federation (FIS), Award of 31 August 2017 (Operative part 29 May 2017). The International Ski Federation (FIS) imposed a Provisional Suspension [...]

          12:50 pm12:50 pm

          First draft of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code: Not so light of a review?

          June 25th, 2018|0 Comments

          On 4 June 2018, WADA opened the second phase of the review process for the 2021 WADA Code (the ‘Code’),[1] by circulating the first draft of the new [...]

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          Can an Athlete be Provisionally Suspended before (even) being charged with an anti-doping rule violation?

          September 11th, 2018|0 Comments

          CAS 2017/A/4968, Alexander Legkov v. International Ski Federation (FIS), Award of 31 August 2017 (Operative [...]

          First draft of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code: Not so light of a review?

          June 25th, 2018|0 Comments

          On 4 June 2018, WADA opened the second phase of the review process for the [...]

          The Johaug CAS award: Too harsh?

          November 10th, 2017|0 Comments

          CAS 2017/A/5110, International Ski Federation (FIS) v. Therese Johaug & The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic [...]

          The Ademi CAS award: One substance? No source? No problem.

          September 22nd, 2017|0 Comments

          CAS 2016/A/4676, Arijan Ademi v. UEFA, 24 March 2017. In the Ademi award, the main [...]